Drug of the Year: Methylhexanamine

[Sir X]

COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Benadryl; Benylin; Nytol; Sominex; DPH
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Antihistamine; Sedative; Antiemetic; Antivertigo; Antitussive; Topical Anaesthetic
CHEMICAL NAME
2-(diphenylmethoxy)-N,N-dimethylethylamine
DESCRIPTION
Diphenhydramine (DPH) is an antihistamine with anticholinergic and sedative effects. It is found in both OTC and prescription drugs used in the treatment of allergy-related symptoms, some cold and flu symptoms, insomnia, motion sickness and Parkinson's disease.
CAUTION
Many oral diphenhydramine preparations contain analgesics such as acetaminophen/paracetamol or aspirin, which can be toxic to the liver in high doses.

https://www.erowid.org/pharms/diphen...ydramine.shtml

[Sir X]

IF THAT IS THE DRUG & CRITERIA ;EVERBADY and dem dead granny get buss by WADA.It is benadryl or close to it.I thought it sounded funny.

Benadryl® Allergy contains the histamine-blocker diphenhydramine. This product relieves: runny nose; sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; itchy throat.

I have been taking it for weeks for allergy,how dat muss mek yuh run fass,mi drowsy and dizzy.

http://www.rxlist.com/benadryl-drug.htm


This must be a sick cruel joke.

[Time]

The WADA 2008 list

What do the rules say? Does it name the drug or is there language concerning related drugs through chemical composition?

http://www.realchampion.jp/assets/up...tedList_En.pdf

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES
S6. STIMULANTS
All stimulants (including both their (D- & L-) optical isomers where relevant) are prohibited, <== All stimulants are banned

except imidazole derivatives for topical use and those stimulants included in the 2008 Monitoring Program*.

Stimulants include:
Adrafinil, adrenaline**, amfepramone, amiphenazole, amphetamine, amphetaminil, benzphetamine, benzylpiperazine, bromantan, cathine***, clobenzorex, cocaine, cropropamide, crotetamide, cyclazodone, dimethylamphetamine, <==== this is Methylhexanamine


and other substances with a similar chemical structure or similar biological effect(s). <== this is a catch all.

[Sir X]

I believe it does both and thats going by the articles , but the question to me is the classification of the drug (stimulant or non specified stimualnt) year and penalties to be appropriated for such classification ?

That is hazy !

[Gamma]

What do the rules say? Does it name the drug or is there language concerning related drugs through chemical composition?

[Sir X]

So which year do we go by ,04,09,10 or 11 ?

[Sir X]

Carter's "B" sample tests positive

Methylhexanamine has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) Code prohibited list since 2004 although it was reclassified on the 2011 list as a "specified substance".

"It's now a matter of the next steps relating to the hearing," said one of the sources who spoke on condition of not being named.

http://www.supersport.com/athletics/...tests_positive

[Sir X]

Methylhexaneamine was placed on the WADA Prohibited List in 2010 and is classed as a Non Specified Stimulant prohibited in-competition only. Sanctions involving this substance start at two-years.

Methylhexaneamine C7H17N was originally intended to be used as a nasal decongestant but in recent times it has found its way into dietary supplements marketed with thermogenic or stimulant properties. It can certainly be a tricky substance to locate in the ‘ingredients’ section of over the counter (OTC) energy products and while it is banned in sport, it is still legal in dietary supplements – making it even more tricky to monitor…but as ASADA states

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/methylhexanamine/

[Sir X]

Methylhexanamine (or 4-methylhexan-2-amine for those preferring its IUPAC name) is a stimulant that was only added to the WADA list in 2009. It was developed as an ingredient of nasal decongestants, and has since become a component of certain supplements (as we’ll see later), and was also used as a recreational drug in New Zealand, until it was implicated in a few serious illnesses (strokes, severe headaches and nausea) and banned.

But for our context, it is the role of methylhexanamine in sport that leads to its controversy. Having been placed on the banned list in 2009, it did not take long to “claim” some fairly high profile athletes. A group of Jamaican sprinters tested positive, but were cleared after confusion over the status of the drug. They were later sanctioned because the drug resembles another which is on the banned list (this confusion around the banned status of the drug comes up often, as you’ll see).

http://sportsscientists.com/2010/12/...ment-industry/